Axehead Orange vs Downy Safflower

Acada biseriatus compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Axehead Orange is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Axehead Orange	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hesperiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acada	Carthamus
Species	Acada biseriatus	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Axehead Orange	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.